Were you forced to evacuate? If so, we are eager to speak with you today.
Weitz & Luxenberg attorneys are speaking with Orange County residents forced to evacuate due to the extremely dangerous chemical leak currently occurring at the Garden Grove, CA-based GKN Aerospace corporate campus.
Authorities ordered mass evacuations of roughly 50,000 Orange County, CA residents at the onset of Memorial Day weekend as it is feared that the defective chemical storage tank may result in a highly toxic leak or explosion. School closures in the affected area were also ordered.
According to W&L partner Devin Bolton, of the firm’s Environmental Pollution, Consumer Protection Practice Group: “The Garden Grove tank crisis raises serious questions about hazardous chemical storage safety and whether known risks were ignored before tens of thousands of residents were placed in danger. Anything less than rigorous safety and integrity management is unacceptable.”
Residents who were ordered to evacuate are advised to protect their legal rights, even as the full impact of the situation has yet to fully unfold. To do so please call us at 917-LAWYERS for a confidential and informative consultation.
W&L Faces Off Against Environmental Offenders Nationally
In nearly forty years of legal practice Weitz & Luxenberg has built a national reputation for leadership and prime results in litigation for individuals adversely affected by corporate negligence. The firm maintains a full-service Los Angeles office and counts clients from all 50 states in current and prior litigations.
One of Weitz & Luxenberg’s specialty litigation areas is environmental pollution and the catastrophes related to it. Here are just a few of our involvements:
Gas leak blowout in Southern California: A settlement of up to $1.8 billion was reached by W&L and other members of the plaintiff’s leadership committee. The gas leak occurred in SoCalGas’s Aliso Canyon gas storage facility. Natural gas from underground storage wells leaked into the communities of Porter Ranch, Northridge, Chatsworth, and Granada Hills. The disaster was so bad that residents, schools, and businesses had to evacuate for four months. Several thousand residents were injured.
BioLab chemical plant fire in Georgia: W&L is on the leadership of this ongoing litigation. The fire at a BioLab plant released the toxic chemicals chlorine and bromine, as well as dark smoke, all over Atlanta. Tens of thousands of people had no choice but to evacuate their businesses and homes.
Train derailment, explosion, and fire in Ohio: A settlement resulted in a $600 million win for victims, and W&L was on the leadership committee. The disaster occurred close to the Pennsylvania border. Tens of thousands of people were affected. The train was carrying numerous combustible materials and toxic chemicals. Pressurized tanks spewed toxins for miles.
W&L Helps Victims of Environmental Crises
W&L has been representing clients harmed by environmental disasters for decades. Offenders are often large-scale industrial manufacturers or utilities that fail to keep local communities safe.
Whoever the offending party is, we hold them accountable. Their negligent, reckless actions or inactions must be rectified.
We encourage you to call us today at (917) LAWYERS. Our experienced environmental litigation attorneys can help you consider your legal options.
Weitz & Luxenberg has a strong history of winning. Over the past four decades, we have secured more $26 billion in settlements and verdicts on behalf of our clients across the country. Many of these wins were for large environmental disasters, like the one you are unfortunately facing now.
